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Background imageFeet Collection: 1922 British Mt Everest Expedition - Norton and Mallory

1922 British Mt Everest Expedition - Norton and Mallory
1922 British Mount Everest Expedition - Major Edward " Teddy" F. Norton (1884-1954) and George Herbert Leigh Mallory (1886-1924) at nearly 27, 000 feet. Date: 1922

Background imageFeet Collection: Colonel Norton, at 28, 000 ft, on Everest, 1924

Colonel Norton, at 28, 000 ft, on Everest, 1924
Photograph showing Colonel Edward Felix Norton (1884-1954) climbing Everest, at a height of about 28, 000 feet, 1924. This photograph was taken by Theodore Howard Somervell (1890-1975)

Background imageFeet Collection: Moses / Millais / Hands Up

Moses / Millais / Hands Up
MOSES Hebrew prophet and lawgiver watches the Israelites defeat the Amalekites, his arms held up by Aaron and Hur to ensure success

Background imageFeet Collection: Rock and roll dancing couple

Rock and roll dancing couple

Background imageFeet Collection: Wedding cake

Wedding cake
A photograph showing the finishing touches being made to the wedding cake of George, Duke of Kent to Princess Marina of Greece in 1934

Background imageFeet Collection: Boots advertisement WW1 - comforts for the trenches

Boots advertisement WW1 - comforts for the trenches
Boots advertisement warning Remember, there are no Chemists Shops in the Trenches. Their suggestions for comforts to send to men at the front include foot comfort, Meloids for a sore throat

Background imageFeet Collection: Pinguinus impennis, great auk

Pinguinus impennis, great auk
Oil painting on canvas by John Gerrad Keulemans (undated). 229 x 205

Background imageFeet Collection: Nijinsky, Karsavina

Nijinsky, Karsavina
He sweeps Karsavina off her feet during the Oiseau de feu (the Firebird) during the Saison Russe at the Chatelet Theatre, Paris

Background imageFeet Collection: Silhouette of a local squire and his dog

Silhouette of a local squire and his dog
Silhouette of a local squire having a drink in his local pub, with his dog at his feet. An advertisement for Worthington beer

Background imageFeet Collection: Little Tich

Little Tich
LITTLE TICH (Harry Relph) Music hall entertainer (1867 - 1928), posed in his famous 28" boots called slapshoes, for his Big Boot dance. Date: c.1905

Background imageFeet Collection: Young Lady doing a pedicure on herself

Young Lady doing a pedicure on herself (before getting dressed!). Date: circa 1920s

Background imageFeet Collection: Four boys in a street in the East End of London

Four boys in a street in the East End of London
Four boys walking along a street in the East End of London, passing the premises of the East End News. Two of them have bare feet. Two are wearing hoods, though it doesn t appear to be raining

Background imageFeet Collection: Dr. Beebe climbing out of his bathysphere, August 1934

Dr. Beebe climbing out of his bathysphere, August 1934
Photograph of Dr. William Beebe and his two-ton iron bathysphere off St. George, Bermuda, 11th August 1934. Dr. Beebe and his photographer, Otis Barton

Background imageFeet Collection: The Arrival of the First Thor Ballistic Missile to RAF Bom

The Arrival of the First Thor Ballistic Missile to RAF Bom
Photograph of the delivery of first Thor Ballistic Missile to an RAF Base in Norfolk, 19th September 1958. Sixty-five feet long

Background imageFeet Collection: Tarot Card 6 - L'Amoureux (The Lover or Lovers)

Tarot Card 6 - L'Amoureux (The Lover or Lovers). Date: 20th century

Background imageFeet Collection: The Forth Bridge: Queensferry Pier

The Forth Bridge: Queensferry Pier, looking south, Lifting platforms about 190 feet above high-water level

Background imageFeet Collection: Aix galericulata, mandarin duck

Aix galericulata, mandarin duck
Plate 69 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 7, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageFeet Collection: Pelecanus erythrorynchos, American white pelican

Pelecanus erythrorynchos, American white pelican
Plate 311 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Background imageFeet Collection: Any Girl, Any Station, Anywhere by S. Van Abbe

Any Girl, Any Station, Anywhere by S. Van Abbe
A fashionable young woman from the 1920s wearing a fur trimmed coat and a green cloche hat, rest her sore feet while sitting on a very large trunk at a railway station. Date: 1927

Background imageFeet Collection: Silhouette of a landlord and his dog

Silhouette of a landlord and his dog
Silhouette of a pub landlord with a glass of beer in his hand, his dog sitting at his feet. An advertisement for Worthington beer

Background imageFeet Collection: Silhouette of a head waiter

Silhouette of a head waiter with a full glass of beer in his hand, and a cat at his feet. An advertisement for Worthington beer

Background imageFeet Collection: Otter standing on hind legs

Otter standing on hind legs
An otter (Lutra lutra) standing on hind legs on a riverbank. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageFeet Collection: Hadrians Wall

Hadrians Wall
Britains chief Roman monument, the fort on Hadrians Wall in Northumberland, near Hexham. A section of the wall showing solid Roman masonry, eight feet thick and originally 12feet high

Background imageFeet Collection: India / Simla 1930S

India / Simla 1930S
The city of Simla, India literally hangs on the mountain side, 6, 000 feet above sea level. For several months of the year it is buried in snow

Background imageFeet Collection: Aerial view of Wanstead from a balloon - 1909

Aerial view of Wanstead from a balloon - 1909
Perhaps the chief interest in this photograph is the actual passing of a balloon under the basket of the one from which this picture was taken

Background imageFeet Collection: Mergus merganser, goosander

Mergus merganser, goosander
Plate 331 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Background imageFeet Collection: Frog Prince & Princess

Frog Prince & Princess
The princess discovers a frog at her feet: curiously, he too is wearing a crown

Background imageFeet Collection: Ballerinas in their dressing room

Ballerinas in their dressing room
Ballet dancers prepare for a performance in their dressing room. One dancer is seen applying make up, while the feet of another await her silk ballet slippers. c.1947

Background imageFeet Collection: Box Hill, Surrey

Box Hill, Surrey
A fine view of Box Hill, Surrey, and the road which climbs up to the 700 feet top of this beauty spot, above the River Mole, named because of the many box trees on it

Background imageFeet Collection: Death personified on a Tarot card

Death personified on a Tarot card
Death personified as a skeleton with a scythe on a Tarot card

Background imageFeet Collection: Elizabeth Woodville

Elizabeth Woodville
ELIZABETH WOODVILLE Queen of Edward IV with her train held by an attendant. She was said to be extremely beautiful with blonde hair reaching to her feet

Background imageFeet Collection: Patrick Cotter O brien

Patrick Cotter O brien
The celebrated Irish Giant Patrick Cotter O Brien. Aged 38 years, 8 feet 7 inches high

Background imageFeet Collection: Advertisement for Bovril

Advertisement for Bovril - nurses must use Bovril in place of beef tea as it is infinitely more nourishing. Date: late 19th century

Background imageFeet Collection: Rock and roll dancing couple

Rock and roll dancing couple. Date: 1960s

Background imageFeet Collection: Madimba - Congo - Pipe-smoking lady

Madimba - Congo - Pipe-smoking lady
A rather powerful looking lady from the Congo, smoking a pipe and carrying a large wicker basket on her head. She is the wife of the Chief of the Mpongo Tribe of Kibweta, Madimba, Congo, Africa

Background imageFeet Collection: Tarot Card 13 - La Mort (Death)

Tarot Card 13 - La Mort (Death)

Background imageFeet Collection: Marianne Faithfull, singer, songwriter and actress

Marianne Faithfull, singer, songwriter and actress
Marianne Faithfull (b.1946), English singer, songwriter and actress. Seen here as a teenager at the Prospect Theatre, Reading, where she went to school. circa 1962

Background imageFeet Collection: Walter Raleigh lays his cloak at Queen Elizabeth Is feet

Walter Raleigh lays his cloak at Queen Elizabeth Is feet
Sir Walter Raleigh lays his cloak at Queen Elizabeth Is feet to prevent her from getting muddy feet. The fanciful, romantic tale of the cloak

Background imageFeet Collection: Muffed Flying Tumblers, Pigeons

Muffed Flying Tumblers, Pigeons
A portrait of four sub-variants of the Flying Tumbler pigeon breed. The Flying Tumblers shown is the Black Rose-Wing, the Red Rose-Wing, the Red-Badge and the Black Saddle

Background imageFeet Collection: Suffragette Arrested Black Friday 1910

Suffragette Arrested Black Friday 1910. A scene from the Black Friday deputation, 18 Nov, 1910. Showing Miss. Ada Wright (C1862-1939) pulled off her feet by a policeman

Background imageFeet Collection: Inside the Dome of Discovery, Festival of Britain, London

Inside the Dome of Discovery, Festival of Britain, London
General view inside the Dome of Discovery, part of the Festival of Britain site on the South Bank, London. This part of the exhibition covered Britains conquest of the physical world through

Background imageFeet Collection: Bugandan Royalty (card 1 of 2)

Bugandan Royalty (card 1 of 2)
Card 1 of 2. The young King Daudi Cwa II of Uganda, seated on his elaborate golden throne (topped with a very British crown!), holding a staff of office, with his feet on a cheetah skin

Background imageFeet Collection: Royal Navy sailor with Union Jack and Red Ensign flags

Royal Navy sailor with Union Jack and Red Ensign flags. circa 1900

Background imageFeet Collection: Mary anointing the feet of Jesus Christ

Mary anointing the feet of Jesus Christ
Mary of Bethany anointing the feet of Jesus Christ in gratitude for his raising of her brother Lazarus (and in preparation for his impending death and burial). Date: circa 1850

Background imageFeet Collection: Fire station drill, hook ladder and 50 foot escape ladder

Fire station drill, hook ladder and 50 foot escape ladder
Regular training continued at all London fire stations during WW2, though it was unusual for a sub-station to have a drill tower

Background imageFeet Collection: Garnerins balloon and parachute

Garnerins balloon and parachute

Background imageFeet Collection: Women brickmakers in the Black Country

Women brickmakers in the Black Country
Women brickmakers at work in the Black Country -- south Staffordshire and north Worcestershire

Background imageFeet Collection: Two dead birds hanging upside down -- A Brace of Birds

Two dead birds hanging upside down -- A Brace of Birds
Two dead birds hanging upside down, entitled A Brace of Birds

Background imageFeet Collection: Early TV Remote Control

Early TV Remote Control
An early remote control, or an Armchair Programme Control. Manufactured by Ferranti, this device came with 15 feet of cord which enabled the TV to be operated from a distance

Background imageFeet Collection: Precocious Teenage Girl

Precocious Teenage Girl
A rather spoilt teenage girl, lying with her feet up, scoffing a box of chocolates whilst listening to her latest 78 gramophone records!

Background imageFeet Collection: Chinese Foot-Binding

Chinese Foot-Binding
The damage caused by the practise of Chinese foot- binding to the structure of the foot, and the foot as it would appear encased in a shoe

Background imageFeet Collection: Ottoman Empire Cartoon

Ottoman Empire Cartoon
Abdul Hamid II of Turkey is helpless as parts of the Ottoman Empire are whipped from beneath his feet by Bulgaria and Austria

Background imageFeet Collection: Barefoot Days Thornaby Teesside 1969

Barefoot Days Thornaby Teesside 1969 1969

Background imageFeet Collection: Armless painter Charles Felu

Armless painter Charles Felu
Belgian painter Charles Francois Felu (1830-1900), born without arms. He was taught at an early age by his mother to draw and paint with his feet. Shown here painting in Antwerp Gallery. Date: C.1895

Background imageFeet Collection: Materialisation of Geordie, controlling spirit

Materialisation of Geordie, controlling spirit of Annie Fairlamb (later Mrs J B Mellon, 1850-1938). He was described as a tall Scotsman who had lived most of his life in Newcastle. Date: 19th century

Background imageFeet Collection: Hayes winning the Marathon Race. Olympic Games, London 1908

Hayes winning the Marathon Race. Olympic Games, London 1908
Photograph of John Hayes, American athlete, in the final leg of the marathon race at the London Olympic Games in 1908. Dorando Pietri of Italy collapsed after entering the stadium ahead of the pack

Background imageFeet Collection: Women rice planters walk along a road to work in Bali

Women rice planters walk along a road to work in Bali
Five young women rice planters walk along a road to work in Bali, Indonesia. They wear Asian conican straw hats. Some of the girls are barefoot. Date: circa 1985

Background imageFeet Collection: Chrysler Building

Chrysler Building
" A modernistic Georgia Marble and Indiana Limestone building which rises 1046 feet from the ground to the top of the steel mast."

Background imageFeet Collection: Woman patient, St Marys Hospital, Paddington, London

Woman patient, St Marys Hospital, Paddington, London
LFB Special Services trying to help a woman patient at St Marys Hospital, Paddington, London, on 15 April 1959. She has climbed out of a ward window at fifth floor level

Background imageFeet Collection: Spheniscus magellanicus, Magellanic penguin

Spheniscus magellanicus, Magellanic penguin
Ff. 83. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageFeet Collection: Oxyura jamaicensis, ruddy duck

Oxyura jamaicensis, ruddy duck
Plate 343 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Background imageFeet Collection: Balloon event, Green and Cocking

Balloon event, Green and Cocking

Background imageFeet Collection: The Railway Suspension Bridge at Niagara Falls

The Railway Suspension Bridge at Niagara Falls

Background imageFeet Collection: First World War - Blackout cartoon postcard

First World War - Blackout cartoon postcard
Hoping to see more of you - mindful of the blackout enforced in London during World War one, this couple look forward to getting a better view of each other when their paths next cross

Background imageFeet Collection: Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand
Feet of the Golden Reclining Buddha statue at the Wat Pho Temple Bangkok, Thailand

Background imageFeet Collection: The method of linking up hands and feet of sitting mediums

The method of linking up hands and feet of sitting mediums
Undated photograph showing the method of linking up hands and feet of sitting mediums by means of electrical control. This is one of series of photographs documenting Harry Prices investigations into

Background imageFeet Collection: The Lost Ball - Heath Robinson Cartoon

The Lost Ball - Heath Robinson Cartoon
The Lost Ball. Golfers try in vain to retrieve a lost ball in a lake on a golf course. It appears that a passing fish has swallowed it!

Background imageFeet Collection: Maid Washes Ladys Feet

Maid Washes Ladys Feet
A maid dries her mistresss feet after washing them

Background imageFeet Collection: Dr. Beebes Bathysphere, August 1934

Dr. Beebes Bathysphere, August 1934
Photograph of Dr. William Beebes bathysphere being lowered into the sea off St. George, Bermuda, 11th August 1934. On this occasion Dr

Background imageFeet Collection: Lecture on Stephen Grays discoveries in electricity

Lecture on Stephen Grays discoveries in electricity
A lecture at the Charterhouse, London on Stephen Grays discoveries in electricity. In the early eighteenth century, Gray demonstrated that charges of electricity could be conducted by some materials

Background imageFeet Collection: Jesus & Peters Feet 19C

Jesus & Peters Feet 19C
Jesus washes Peters feet at Passover

Background imageFeet Collection: Ancient Greek Bookseller

Ancient Greek Bookseller
An ancient Greek travelling bookseller holds up a scroll and has more scrolls in the basket at his feet

Background imageFeet Collection: Girl Sewing / Cat Sleeping

Girl Sewing / Cat Sleeping
A little girl sits sewing while her cat sleeps at her feet

Background imageFeet Collection: Strasbourg Balloon Trip

Strasbourg Balloon Trip
The aeronautic experience of Adorne who flew over Strasbourg, France, at a height of 80 feet. He and his companion wave as they pass over the city

Background imageFeet Collection: V for Victory Exercise

V for Victory Exercise
Doing the V for Victory gymnastic, keeping fit by stretching in a V shape! Woman women fitness

Background imageFeet Collection: Jesus & Peters Feet

Jesus & Peters Feet
Jesus washes Peters feet at Passover

Background imageFeet Collection: Margaret Morris, principal classical dancer in Orpheus

Margaret Morris, principal classical dancer in Orpheus. 1910

Background imageFeet Collection: Britannia Pier, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Britannia Pier, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
A man sits in a deck chair with his feet up on the railing of Britannia Pier, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. The beach is in the background Date: 1992

Background imageFeet Collection: Tango Dress Trailing

Tango Dress Trailing
If shes not careful, she is going to get her feet caught up in that trailing dress of hers... Date: 1914

Background imageFeet Collection: Temple of Winds on Blackdown / Black Down hill

Temple of Winds on Blackdown / Black Down hill - 280 m / 919 feet high - end of May - early morning. South Downs National Park - Sussex - UK

Background imageFeet Collection: Anas erythrorhyncha, red-billed duck

Anas erythrorhyncha, red-billed duck
Ff. 73. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Anas pyrrhoryncha and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageFeet Collection: Music sheet cover for Queen of the May Quadrille

Music sheet cover for Queen of the May Quadrille
Music sheet cover for the Queen of the May Quadrille, composed by the French conductor Louis Antoine Jullien (1812-1860), and dedicated to Mrs Robert Arkwright (the actress Frances Crawford Kemble)

Background imageFeet Collection: Aquitania Illustration

Aquitania Illustration
Cunard White Star Liner. 901 feet long, 45, 647 tons. Scrapped in 1950

Background imageFeet Collection: Pembroke / William Marshal

Pembroke / William Marshal
William Marshal 1st Earl of Pembroke Crusader



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